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Light level responsive control for light intensifier in night vision system
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Inventors: Meyers, Brad E.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Nelms; David C.
Assistant Examiner: Allen; Stephone B.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hughes & Multer
The image intensifier (22) of night telescope (12) is protected by a deactivate circuit (FIG. 4) which is in series with an off-on switch (S) between a source of electrical energy (28) and the image intensifier (22). The light sensor (26) measures ambient light. If the light level is below a predetermined light level, at which it is safe to operate the image intensifier (22), the light sensor (26) does not conduct. This causes an amplifier circuit (A-1, A-2) to deliver a negative voltage to the base of a transistor (Q-1). This enables the transistor (Q-1) to transmit electrical current from the source (28) to the image intensifier (22). Whenever ambient light exceeds the predetermined light level, the photoconductive sensor (26) conducts. In response to this happening the amplifier circuit (A-1, A-2) delivers a positive voltage to the base of the transistor (Q-1). In response, the transistor (Q-1) becomes incapable of transmitting a current onto the image intensifier (22). |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A night vision telescope, comprising: an electrically powered image intensifier; a source of electrical energy for operating said image intensifier; and a control circuit including an off-on switch and a deactivate circuit in series with said off-on switch between said source of electrical energy and said image intensifier, said deactivate circuit comprising a photoconductive light sensor and switch means responsive to light signals received by said photoconductive light sensor for conducting current from the source of electrical energy to the image intensifier, when the off-on switch is on and the light being sensed by the photoconductive light sensor is at a level below a predetermined level, and preventing such current flow when the light level being sensed by the photoconductive light sensor is above said predetermined level; wherein the switch means responsive to light signals received by said photoconductive light sensor is a PNP transistor having an input, an output and a base, and said input is connected in said deactivate circuit to receive current from the source of electrical energy and the output is connected to deliver current to the image intensifier, and said deactivate circuit includes amplifier means connected between the photoconductive light sensor and the base of the transistor, and is further connected to receive operating electrical energy from the source of electrical energy, said amplifier means functioning to deliver a negative voltage to the base of the transistor in response to the photoconductive light sensor sensing a light level below said predetermined light level, for causing the transistor to conduct current from the source of electrical energy to the image intensifier whenever the off-on switch is on, said amplifier means further functioning to transmit a positive voltage to the base of the transistor in respone to the photoconductive light sensor sensing a light level which is above the predetermined light level, for turning the transistor off, so that no current will flow through it to the image intensifier and the image intensifier will be deactivated until the ambient light level falls below the predetermined light level
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